Installations by:
Joseph Daun, Sarah Atlee, and Live4This, reception May 29, 5-7
at Liggett Studio, 314 S Kenosha Ave. and continues through June 14
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Gives Extraordinary Opportunity
With New Exhibit: Art 365
STATEWIDE - Art 365, a new exhibition from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, offered six Oklahoma artists a year and $10,000 to hone their unique approaches to art and to develop a body of work that expresses their identities as artists. Sarah Atlee, Betsy Barnum, Joseph Daun, Ashley Griffith, Liz Roth, and Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner in a collaboration called Live4This were each selected from a statewide call for proposals. Their individual points of view combined with their artistic talents granted them a place in Art 365, an exhibition of art produced during their year of work.Portions of Art 365 will be exhibited simultaneously in two venues in Tulsa, beginning May 29. The Alexandre Hogue Gallery at the University of Tulsa and Liggett Studio at 314 S. Kenosha Ave. will each host parts of the exhibit. An opening reception will be held at both locations on May 29, 5-7pm. Following the opening, a film documenting the Art 365 project will be debuted at the Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis, at 7pm. Admission to both the opening receptions and the film screening is free and open to the public.
Each of the artists worked individually with curator Diane Barber and used the opportunity to focus intensely on progressing their style of art. The artists represent a diverse cross section of art in Oklahoma, with painting, printmaking, mixed media and interactive sculpture are all represented. Ashley Griffith, for example, created detailed grids of images, one of which is a documentation of her life for 365 days. Betsy Barnum used twelve prints to document the growth and changes that took place in her life over the year. Sarah Atlee’s project is called Normal, OK, and includes portraits of fictional people inspired by the names of places in Oklahoma. Joseph Daun used consumer products to create functional and interactive large-scale sculptures that explore the ideas of drive and ambition. Darshan Phillips and Aaron Whisner (working collaboratively as Live4This) worked on wall-size paintings meant to trigger memories of childhood, ranging from freedom to the possibilities of play and fun. Liz Roth’s project is entitled America 101 and includes 100 small oil paintings of typical but not iconic images from all 50 states.
Diane Barber, Co-Executive Director and Visual Arts Curator for DiverseWorks in Houston, curated the exhibition. Art 365 is funded in part by the Oklahoma Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Oklahoma Arts Council, Allied Arts, Kirkpatrick Foundation, and Jean Ann Fausser.
For more information about Art 365, please visit www.Art365.org
Ashley Griffith
Betsy Barnum
Joe Daun
Sarah Atlee
Liz Roth
Live4This
- Studio Space for artists
- Exhibition Space for artists
- Performance Space for artists
- Classes
Our gallery is open Thursdays 5:00-8:00pm and Saturdays 1:00-4:00pm.
The Space: The gallery is 75’ X 35’ with two rolling walls 12’ X 4’ X 8’ h. Ceilings are 13’ high. The gallery space has a wonderful wood floor and great visibility from the large windows in the front and wonderful lighting from both adjustable lights on a grid and natural lighting from the south. It also is adjacent to an alley which might be utilized for certain events and our neighbors are Living Arts and the Pride Center, both very friendly of art events.
To apply for an exhibition, performance, class or other event, please contact Steve Liggett at 918-694-5719 between 12 noon and 9 pm.
| AUGUST, 2007 | TBA | |||
| SEPTEMBER, 2007 | EIGHT IS ENOUGH - AOA ARTISTS | 9/6 - 9/27 | ||
| OCTOBER, 2007 | NANCY CARLSON | 10/4 - 10/25 | ||
| NOVEMBER, 2007 | DAY OF DEAD | 11/1 - 11/8 | ||
| DECEMBER, 2007 | GROUP EXHIBIT | 11/16 - 12/27 | ||
| JANUARY, 2008 | TBA | 1/3 - 1/24 | ||
| FEBRUARY, 2008 | TBA | 2/7 -2/28 | ||
| MARCH, 2008 | NEW GENRE ARTIST | 3/6 - 3/26 | ||
| APRIL, 2008 | 960 SNAPSHOTS | 4/3 - 4/24 | ||
| MAY, 2008 | ARTCAR OUTSIDER ARTISTS | 5/15 - 5/18 | ||
| JUNE, 2008 | MOMENTUM TULSA | TBA | ||
| JULY, 2008 | TBA | 7/3 - 7/24 | ||
| AUGUST, 2008 | TBA | 8/7 - 8/28 | ||
| SEPTEMBER, 2008 | TBA | 9/4 - 9/25 | ||
| OCTOBER, 2008 | TBA | 10/2 - 10/23 | ||
| NOVEMBER, 2008 | DAY OF DEAD | 11/1 - 11/6 | ||
| DECEMBER, 2008 | GROUP EXHIBIT | 12/4 - 12/23 | ||